The death of another Nepalese girl on the KIIT campus in February had led to widespread protests. File
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The post-mortem examination of the 18-year-old Nepalese student who died at KIIT-Bhubaneswar was conducted on Saturday (May 3, 2025) as the police continued its investigation, officials said.
The post-mortem examination was conducted at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar by a team of three doctors in the presence of an Executive Magistrate after the victim’s parents gave their consent, they said.
Another Nepalese student found dead at KIIT, second suicide in 3 months
An 18-year-old Nepalese student of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her hostel room on Thursday, police said. The incident comes barely two and a half months after the suicide of Prakriti Lamsal, another Nepalese student of the same institute, on February 16, 2025.
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Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Prakash Chandra Pal said the entire process was videographed as per the norms.
The victim’s parents had come to Bhubaneswar on Friday (May 2) night after receiving the news about her death.
They claimed that their daughter was happy when they talked to her at 3 p.m. on Thursday, but was informed about her death at 8 p.m.
Mr. Pal said the last rites of the student will be held at Swargadwar in Puri.
“Her parents will not take the body to Nepal,” he said.
Police said they have recorded the statements of about 10 persons, including the staff of the girls’ hostel from where her body was recovered on Thursday (May 2) evening.
A case of unnatural death was registered at the Infocity police station.
Police said they were checking the contents of the laptop and mobile phone of the deceased girl.
The Nepal government has demanded an independent and unbiased probe into the incident.
The death of another Nepalese girl on the KIIT campus in February had led to widespread protests.
Those in distress or having suicidal tendencies can seek help and counselling by calling: Sanjivini, Society for Mental Health, telephone: 011-40769002 (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-7.30 p.m.) or by calling any of the numbers availbale in this link
Published – May 03, 2025 03:44 pm IST
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